Urban Form Types and Some Related Social Problems of Multistorey

Abstract

The urban expansion of the Gulf cities included many multi-storey housing

projects of urban form types similar to those built in Britain during the post

Second Wold War period of reconstruction. According to the literature, these

types of urban form are associated with a number of social problems in relation

to the health of some residents, anti-social behaviour of some youngsters, and

some types of crime. The aim of this research is to identify the types of urban

form in the context of the British built environment and to conduct a pilot study

to investigate the presence of social problems in Gulf housing projects which

encompass urban forms similar to those built in Britain during the post Second

Wold War period. The conclusion is that some social problems can be traced in

some of the projects inspected in the study. The study suggest further in depth

research to determine the extent of such social problems and suggest design

some guidance for new projects in order to avoid such problems.